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gunk

[guhngk] Origin

gunk

[guhngk]
noun Informal.
any sticky or greasy residue or accumulation: gunk on the oil filter.

Origin:
1932, Americanism; originally a trademark name for a degreasing solvent
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Gunk is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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gunk (ɡʌŋk)
 
n
informal slimy, oily, or filthy matter
 
[C20: perhaps of imitative origin]

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Word Origin & History

gunk
1949, "viscous substance," Amer.Eng., apparently from Gunk, trademark for a thick liquid soap patented 1932 by A.F. Curran Co. of Malden, Mass.
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gunk definition

[gəŋk]
  1. n.
    any nasty, messy stuff. : Get this gunk up off the floor before it dries.
  2. n.
    glue sniffed as a drug. (Drugs.) : I thought that it was illegal to sell gunk.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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